RCNJ Campus Sustainability Convergence on April 22
MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Ramapo College’s President’s Committee on Campus Sustainability is holding the
RCNJ Campus Sustainability Convergence on Wednesday, April 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the H-Wing
Auditorium.
The Environmental Studies Capstone Class will present the results of its Campus Sustainability
Assessment Project at 4 p.m., followed by Dr. Mitchell Thomashow’s presentation, “The Nine Elements
of a Sustainable Campus.”
Thomashow is the director of the Second Nature Presidential Fellows Program, the lead supporting
organization for the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment. He is the author
of three books which focus on promoting ecological awareness, sustainable living, creative learning and
organizational excellence. He also serves on the board of ORION magazine.
For more information, contact Dr. Ashwani Vasishth at vasishth@ramapo.edu
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Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as sixth in the Best Regional Universities North category, Ramapo
College of New Jersey is sometimes mistaken for a private college. This is, in part, due to its unique
interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of approximately 6,000 students and its pastoral setting in
the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey/New York border.
Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor's degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social
sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include nursing and social work. In
addition, Ramapo College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and
secondary levels. The College also offers eight graduate programs as well as articulated programs with
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New York Chiropractic College, New York University
College of Dentistry, SUNY State College of Optometry and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.